<p> An Iranian commercial plane crashed today in a foggy, mountainous region of southern Iran, killing all 66 people on board, state media reported.<br /><br />An Aseman Airlines ATR-72, a twin-engine turboprop used for short-distance regional flying, went down near its destination of the southern Iranian city of Yasuj, some 780 kilometers south of the Iranian capital, Tehran.<br /><br />Aseman Airlines spokesman Mohammad Taghi Tabatabai told state TV that all on the flight were killed. The plane carried 60 passengers, including one child, and six crew members.<br /><br />Due to foggy condition, rescue helicopters couldn't reach the crash site in the Zagros Mountains, state TV reported.<br /><br />Tabatabai said the plane crashed into Mount Dena, which is about 440-meters tall.<br /><br />Aseman Airlines is a semi-private air carrier headquartered in Tehran that specialises in flights to remote airfields across the country. It also flies internationally.<br /><br />The Iranian Red Crescent said it has deployed to the area. Authorities said they would be investigating.<br /><br />Under decades of international sanctions, Iran's commercial passenger aircraft fleet has aged, with air accidents occurring regularly in recent years.<br /><br />Following the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with world powers, Iran signed deals with both Airbus and Boeing to buy scores of passenger planes.</p>
<p> An Iranian commercial plane crashed today in a foggy, mountainous region of southern Iran, killing all 66 people on board, state media reported.<br /><br />An Aseman Airlines ATR-72, a twin-engine turboprop used for short-distance regional flying, went down near its destination of the southern Iranian city of Yasuj, some 780 kilometers south of the Iranian capital, Tehran.<br /><br />Aseman Airlines spokesman Mohammad Taghi Tabatabai told state TV that all on the flight were killed. The plane carried 60 passengers, including one child, and six crew members.<br /><br />Due to foggy condition, rescue helicopters couldn't reach the crash site in the Zagros Mountains, state TV reported.<br /><br />Tabatabai said the plane crashed into Mount Dena, which is about 440-meters tall.<br /><br />Aseman Airlines is a semi-private air carrier headquartered in Tehran that specialises in flights to remote airfields across the country. It also flies internationally.<br /><br />The Iranian Red Crescent said it has deployed to the area. Authorities said they would be investigating.<br /><br />Under decades of international sanctions, Iran's commercial passenger aircraft fleet has aged, with air accidents occurring regularly in recent years.<br /><br />Following the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with world powers, Iran signed deals with both Airbus and Boeing to buy scores of passenger planes.</p>